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Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed two top Democratic legislative priorities on Thursday: bills that would have allowed the recreational retail salesof marijuana to begin next year and measures mandating a minimum wage increase.

The development, which drew criticism from Democrats who control the General Assembly, did not come as a surprise. While Youngkin had not explicitly threatened to veto either set of bills, he told reporters he didn’t think the minimum wage legislation was needed and had repeatedly said he was uninterested in setting up retail marijuana sales.

In 2021, Virginia became the first Southern state to legalize marijuana, adopting a policy change that allowed adults age 21 and up to possess and cultivate the drug. But the state didn’t set up retail sales at the time and still hasn’t, due to shifts in partisan power and policy differences since then.

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[–] FlyingSquid 18 points 8 months ago (6 children)

Yep. I'm in Indiana by the Illinois border. I just drive half an hour to the closest Illinois dispensary. Yes, I'm paying high taxes. I'm okay with that. Alcohol has an excise tax on it too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

You won't be paying that much for long. Here in MA when stores opened a gram of wax was upwards of 80 dollars and now its down to 20 with discounts. Stores will just give you an 8th of weed as a bonus. My dispensary sells a 1/2g pre-roll for 3 bucks with tax when you spend over 50 bucks. If you have a medical card its even cheaper. I don't because guns.

[–] FlyingSquid 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

They aren't making you pay the tax on it. They're covering the tax for you because they can afford to with their profit margins.

[–] logi 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That's what you call a distinction without a difference.

[–] FlyingSquid 2 points 8 months ago

It's a difference because the customer saves money and the dispensary loses money, just not enough to seriously eat into their profits.

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